The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 1995
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
1:29 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 895
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -6.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.41° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.86° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.